The Content Reader

October is here and time for another check point for our mountaineering efforts. Bev at My Reader's Block has called upon us to tell you where we are. So far I have read 35 books from my TBR shelves. Well, it is really some more, but for this challenge it has to be books which were on the shelves before 1 January 2017. On 1 July, I had read 23 books, and now I am at 35 books. That is just one book short of climbing Mt Vancouver. It is 4,812 m to the top, and I am on 4,678 m. Another book and another 135 meters and I am there! Bev has given us a few tasks to complete, based on the books we have read. Here we go! Who has been your favourite character so far? And tell us why, if you like. I think I go for a family, the Buddenbrooks. Thomas Mann manages to fully engage us in the members of this family and their rise and fall. A fantastic book. Which book (read so far) has been on your TBR mountain the longest? Was it worth the wait? Or is it possible you should have tackl...

I can't believe we are already half way through this year. The checkpoints for various challenges do take you back on track. Checking my reading for this challenge gives me a poor result. Far too few books read this year, so far. Ok, let's face the facts and have a look on how far up I have come. One of my favourite challenges is Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2017, hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block . As of April 1, I had read 15 books and made it 1.202 m or 3.943 ft up the Mont Blanc. As of July 1, I have read 23 books, which is 4.607 m (15.088 ft) up to the top. One more book and I am there. As usual Bev has given us a few challenges on top of the reading. Choose two titles from the books you've read that have a common link . I will choose Romeo and Juliet and Sweet Bird of Youth  which are both plays. I seldom read plays so this is something out of the extra ordinary. Tell us about a book on the list that was new to you in some way - new author, about a place yo...

Bev at My Reader's Block is hosting the Mount My TBR challenge. She has called for the first check point and here is mine. As of 31 March I have read 15 books from my TBR pile and that has taken me to the top of Pike's Peak (4.302 m or 14,155 ft or 12 books) and 1.202 m or 3,943 ft or 3 books) up the Mont Blanc. I am steady on my way. 9 more books to reach the peak on 4.808 m (15,774 ft). I hope to read at least 100 books this year, but all of them will not be from my TBR pile, so the end of the year will tell which mountain I will climb. Here are a few things Bev asks us to consider.

I will join again this year, the Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2017, hosted by My Reader's Block . I love how it lowers my TBR shelves, and I love the wrap ups every three months. A great challenge which saw me reading 51 books from these shelves last year. My ambition is to read more this year. Somehow I think I will have more time to read this year! Here are the rules in short. Head over to Bev's webpage (link above) for more details. ______________________________________________________________________________ Challenge Levels: Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s And the rules: *Once you choose you...